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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arm Pitts (ranked 2087 p4p, 2540 weight class) and Banito Gianni (ranked 306 p4p, 368 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arm Pitts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Banito Gianni!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitts throws a body punch but Gianni moves out of range.
Pitts lands with an overhand left.
Gianni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pitts misses the shot to the body.
Pitts definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gianni lands the left hand.
Gianni drops his hands momentarily and Pitts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pitts lands a glancing blow to the side of Gianni's head.
Pitts punishes Gianni's body with a nice straight punch.
Gianni has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gianni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitts was well out of range. Poor timing from Gianni.
Pitts lands a nice shot to the body.
Gianni looks to land a right hand but Pitts moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitts throws a lazy uppercut
and Gianni counters with a stiff right hand.
Gianni avoids the body shot from Pitts.
Pitts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pitts trying to control from half guard but Gianni is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitts looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pitts controlling the pace.
Pitts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pitts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gianni's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gianni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pitts.
Pitts is trying to work for a kimura but Gianni is defending well.
Pitts is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gianni has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pitts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gianni keeps working.
Gianni is defending against the submission attempts here by Pitts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni is looking to improve his position.
Pitts is looking for a kimura but Gianni is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pitts to get the leverage.
Pitts is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pitts wants to take a breather but Gianni is having none of it.
Pitts is looking for a kimura but Gianni is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pitts to get the leverage.
Pitts seems to be looking for submissions.
Pitts is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gianni has managed to free his arm - good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gianni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pitts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arm Pitts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pitts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gianni on the side of the head.
Pitts needs to keep his hands up - Gianni had a free shot at his head there.
Pitts connects with a single shot there.
Gianni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gianni throws a body punch but Pitts moves out of range.
Gianni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pitts works Gianni's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Gianni misses its intended target.
Gianni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pitts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gianni.
Gianni slaps away a takedown attempt from Pitts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitts looks to land a right hand but Gianni moved out of range.
Gianni connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitts dives in and grabs Gianni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gianni pushes down on Pitts's head and hops out.
Pitts swings widly with a right hand
and Gianni counters with a stiff right hand.
Pitts throws a body shot but no joy.
Pitts swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gianni counter with a right hand.
Gianni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pitts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pitts pushing down on Gianni's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pitts wants to pass the guard but Gianni is defending well.
Pitts uses his free foot to push down on Gianni's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gianni.
Pitts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gianni can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gianni blocking the ground and pound.
Gianni is squirming around, avoiding Pitts's attempts to control the action.
Pitts throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Gianni has his hands clasped together but Pitts breaks the hold and Gianni is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Pitts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arm Pitts!
A less than humble Arm Pitts misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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